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a torn between black and white.20031119
itz juz another day of my live... i shall leave and not cry...
10 Ways To A Better Life
There is a difference between living your life and having a
lifestyle. Following are 10 ways to better live your life:
1. Realize the difference between working for a living and working
for a life.
Ask yourself this question: How much of my life is currently being
consumed by my lifestyle? Basically when one's life is being consumed
by one's lifestyle one's quality of life needs to be upgraded. There
is a huge difference between quantity and quality of life.
2. Change your life by changing your lifestyle.
Simplify your life by doing away with those things you truly do not
need. Work at eliminating those things you are "putting up" with that
drain your life energy.
3. Pinpoint what it is in your life that is not really you.
We are all products of our environment to a large degree. Most of us
have a tendency to acquire lifestyle roles that do not truly reflect
who we really are. It's often easier to live to a life role that has
been handed to us by others than it is to make the hard choices which
allow us to live authentically. What roles are you living to that is
not truly reflective of the "real" you?
4. Identify your passions
What are passionate about? What fires you up? Pursue your passions
even if you must do so on a part-time basis, they will add joy and
fulfillment to your life. Give yourself the freedom to follow what
makes you happy.
5. Evolve as a human being.
You can create the life you are meant to live. One way is to learn to
ask for what you truly need and want in life. Another is to learn to
say no to those things which prevent you from evolving. Surround
yourself with people and ideas that challenge you to a higher level
of thinking.
6. Identify who and what gives you life and energy.
Who adds joy and energy to your life? What are the relationships you
cherish the most? Spend time with these people...they won't be with
you forever. Do you party, meditate, jog, paint, volunteer? Spend
time with what enhances your life.
7. Toss from your lifestyle those things that currently hold you
back.
Do not wait until a crisis strikes in your life before you toss those
things from your lifestyle which cause you the most pain and
struggle. If you spent some time visiting people in a cardiac
intensive care unit and really listened, you'd come away with a
different perspective.
8. Spend some time writing down what a day in your ideal life would
look like.
Spend some time writing down in detail what an ideal day would look
like to you. This is a great exercise to create an image of what you
would truly like your life to be. If we can believe it and conceive
it we can create it.
9. Identify your values.
Values are our guiding principles...they are those things in life
which we are drawn to. Things like: abundance, joy, creativity,
honesty, love, peace, etc. Identify those things you value most and
then align your life with them.
10. Stop striving to acquire.
If you could get out of the "rat race" right now how would your life
be different? Would you lose anything you could not replace? What
road would you take that would be different from the one you are on
now? What would you let go of? If you are working just to acquire,
you must know that everything you accumulate will one day slip away
from you. Stop striving...start living.
10 Ways To A Better Life
There is a difference between living your life and having a
lifestyle. Following are 10 ways to better live your life:
1. Realize the difference between working for a living and working
for a life.
Ask yourself this question: How much of my life is currently being
consumed by my lifestyle? Basically when one's life is being consumed
by one's lifestyle one's quality of life needs to be upgraded. There
is a huge difference between quantity and quality of life.
2. Change your life by changing your lifestyle.
Simplify your life by doing away with those things you truly do not
need. Work at eliminating those things you are "putting up" with that
drain your life energy.
3. Pinpoint what it is in your life that is not really you.
We are all products of our environment to a large degree. Most of us
have a tendency to acquire lifestyle roles that do not truly reflect
who we really are. It's often easier to live to a life role that has
been handed to us by others than it is to make the hard choices which
allow us to live authentically. What roles are you living to that is
not truly reflective of the "real" you?
4. Identify your passions
What are passionate about? What fires you up? Pursue your passions
even if you must do so on a part-time basis, they will add joy and
fulfillment to your life. Give yourself the freedom to follow what
makes you happy.
5. Evolve as a human being.
You can create the life you are meant to live. One way is to learn to
ask for what you truly need and want in life. Another is to learn to
say no to those things which prevent you from evolving. Surround
yourself with people and ideas that challenge you to a higher level
of thinking.
6. Identify who and what gives you life and energy.
Who adds joy and energy to your life? What are the relationships you
cherish the most? Spend time with these people...they won't be with
you forever. Do you party, meditate, jog, paint, volunteer? Spend
time with what enhances your life.
7. Toss from your lifestyle those things that currently hold you
back.
Do not wait until a crisis strikes in your life before you toss those
things from your lifestyle which cause you the most pain and
struggle. If you spent some time visiting people in a cardiac
intensive care unit and really listened, you'd come away with a
different perspective.
8. Spend some time writing down what a day in your ideal life would
look like.
Spend some time writing down in detail what an ideal day would look
like to you. This is a great exercise to create an image of what you
would truly like your life to be. If we can believe it and conceive
it we can create it.
9. Identify your values.
Values are our guiding principles...they are those things in life
which we are drawn to. Things like: abundance, joy, creativity,
honesty, love, peace, etc. Identify those things you value most and
then align your life with them.
10. Stop striving to acquire.
If you could get out of the "rat race" right now how would your life
be different? Would you lose anything you could not replace? What
road would you take that would be different from the one you are on
now? What would you let go of? If you are working just to acquire,
you must know that everything you accumulate will one day slip away
from you. Stop striving...start living.
